by tezlawfirm | Sep 27, 2026 | Immigration
H-1B visas are getting harder to pin down in 2026. The Trump administration wants agencies to weigh a company’s recent layoffs before approving new petitions. They’ve also extended that $100,000 filing fee for another year. And now DHS is proposing a brand...
by tezlawfirm | Sep 27, 2026 | Immigration
Got a green card application in the works? A family petition sitting somewhere? A visa case waiting at a consulate overseas? This fall brought two big changes, and you need to know about both. On September 18, 2026, USCIS started applying a stricter public charge test...
by tezlawfirm | Sep 25, 2026 | Immigration
September 24, 2026. That’s the day public comments closed on DHS’s proposed rule to slap a $103,265 fee on every single H-1B cap-subject petition. Let that number sink in. This isn’t the same as the $100,000 proclamation fee a federal court already...
by tezlawfirm | Sep 21, 2026 | Immigration
Got a loved one in ICE custody? The tool you’ve been using to track them down might not work anymore — and no, that’s not a technical hiccup. According to an Associated Press investigation, ICE has quietly stopped publishing the locations of thousands of...
by tezlawfirm | Sep 18, 2026 | Immigration
“`html Big news for international students and exchange visitors. On September 14, 2026, a Massachusetts federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction — blocking a DHS rule that would have gutted the Duration of Status (D/S) framework for F-1...
by tezlawfirm | Sep 17, 2026 | Immigration
Federal Court Blocks Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California (2026) “`html A federal court just ruled that immigration officers in Southern California can’t arrest you without a judicial warrant — unless they have a specific reason to...
